Informaticist RN

Mercy Medical Center a Dignity Health member has been building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100 years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus offering the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates Outpatient Centers a Cancer Center and several rural clinics.

Wherever you work throughout our system you will find faces of experience with dedication to high quality personalized care. Joining our 1300 employees 230 physicians and many volunteers you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Positiion Summary

The clinical nurse informaticists provides expertise in the planning design development training implementation communication maintenance and evaluation of new or existing functionality related to clinical and business information systems. Working under the direction of the Regional Director of Clinical Informatics integrates nursing/clinical science computer science information science to manage and communicated data information knowledge and wisdom in clinical practice. Works as a liaison among stakeholders in order to elicit analyze communicate and validate requirements for changes to processes policies and information systems. Ensures data/information is current with regulatory agency and best practice standards. Coordinates the collection and reporting of metrics defining benefits realization associate with the clinical information systems. Serves as an internal consultant to all departments to identify and achieve department and project goals. Provides direct contact with vendor to ensure customer needs are met.

Minimum Qualifications

• Unrestricted Registered Nurse License
• Minimum of 2-3 years acute care nursing clinical experience.
• Electronic Health Record (E.H.R.)implementation experience (super user trainer or implementation project team member) preferably Cerner 5 Years clinical informatics experience; experience in Ambulatory settings. Training in E.H.R. system design and or build experience
• Knowledge of contemporary E.H.R. application suites preferably Cerner.
• Strong understanding of: system analysis system design process redesign including documentation of current and future state workflow processes ability to test analyze trouble shoot and isolate complex problems system configuration consultation to meet clinical needs and functional hardware skills.
• Excellent presentation and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-directed with excellent organization analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of clinician needs and practice patterns as well as hospital operations and workflow.
• Must be willing to provide support in all regional facilities as needed by the business.
• Must be willing to travel a minimum of 10% to Dignity Health meetings go live support and special work group activities national meetings and conferences as needed

Education

• Bachelors degree in Nursing or related field

Preferred

• 5 Years clinical informatics experience; experience in Ambulatory settings.
• Informatics certification Masters preferred
• Expertise in statistical analysis supervisory or management experience.
• Training in E.H.R. system design and or build experience